Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 100

As night fell, shadows stretched across the hill.

Loki, his eyes burning fiercely, gazed at the distant, frozen rampart below.

Lights were visible.

The clamor of the night reached even there.

“They are far too complacent.”

The joy of easily seizing that massive wall could be felt even from here.

“That’s why they’ll be anxious.”

His original intention was to wait and watch for a few days, biding his time until the Ronia army relaxed.

And now, buoyed by the thought of returning home, their vigilance had waned.

‘Halloom is proving surprisingly useful.’

The viper he released there was spreading its venom effectively.

Loki gathered magic in his grasp.

A small flame burned in an unnatural way.

Neither red nor jet-black.

A golden flame.

Pure, transparent, and even beautiful to behold.

‘With this… the Ronia army’s strength will be gone.’

Once this battle concludes, Ronia will be plunged into panic, and even the foreign armies that nominally supported Ronia will realize their judgment was flawed.

“Lord Loki. As you commanded, the army is prepared.”

From behind Loki, Cancoon emerged from the bushes and bowed his head.

Even as he did so, he gazed at the flame in Loki’s grasp, his eyes sparkling.

“What is that… ?”

“It’s something I’m using for the first time as well. A massive amount of magic is needed to use it. It takes a considerable amount of time to prepare.”

This skill didn’t exist in the game.

After coming to this world, Loki conducted all sorts of experiments.

And he realized one thing.

In this world, it’s possible to create ‘skills’ that didn’t exist in the game.

What he completed after years of time and countless attempts was right now in Loki’s grasp.

Loki’s gaze turned to the frozen rampart where Ronia was.

Tens of thousands of people gathered, taking a rest.

It was the perfect place to test the skill.

“I consider this place my home and hearth.”

“……”

He didn’t know when it started, but Loki had affection for all the living things in this place, the frozen land.

All of them were his people, his followers.

He had no intention of showing mercy to the invaders who targeted them and invaded this place.

“With this one victory, the enemy will be in a state of panic.”

The defense is now over.

“It’s an invasion.”

Loki’s eyes blazed.

“Now is our time!”

He threw the golden flame in his hand into the sky with all his might.

Cancoon, who was behind him, thought the flame was so beautiful.

The flame fell on the Ronia formation.

***

“Marquis Cabal.”

Marquis Cabal, who had returned to the command tent to get some sleep, turned his head.

The knight who had been assisting him bowed his head and reported.

“Viscount Halloom is not to be seen.”

“What?”

“The soldiers say he crossed the rampart to return to the homeland with the wounded.”

Marquis Cabal frowned.

“On whose authority?”

No matter how much they were old academy classmates, they were strictly in a superior-subordinate relationship now.

But to leave the front line without his orders? This was an act that would be subject to military law.

“What should we do?”

“What do you mean, what should we do!? Damn it, that bastard’s personality won’t change. Catch him right now— huh?”

Marquis Cabal staggered, lost his balance, and leaned against a nearby command table.

“Huh…?”

But even that wasn’t enough, and he eventually collapsed to the floor.

His arms and legs had no strength.

This is… ?!

‘Poison?!’

Marquis Cabal’s face turned pale.

“Kuh-!”

At that moment, the knight who had been reporting to Marquis Cabal also collapsed to the floor.

“What…?”

“Why is everyone like this?”

“Huh…? Why am I so… dizzy?”

There was a commotion even outside the tent.

Marquis Cabal forced his unmoving body to rise, leaving his fallen knight behind and went outside the tent.

In his sight, he saw Ronia soldiers collapsing.

‘What… ?’

They weren’t dead. Except for the elite and knights, the rest of the soldiers were collapsing as if they couldn’t control their bodies.

Was it some kind of epidemic?

That can’t be!

There’s no way an epidemic could spread so simultaneously!

That means… .

‘It’s a sleeping draught [a potion that induces sleep]!’

But how… !?

Clearly, the supplies were distributed under his supervision, after confirming no contamination. The soldiers had been fine with the food they had been eating for several days.

‘What on earth is going on!?’

It was then that he had such thoughts.

“…Look at that!”

One of the soldiers pointed to the sky.

The surrounding soldiers also began to look up at the sky one by one.

“What… is that…?”

“…It’s pretty.”

In the night sky with sparkling moonlight and stars, a sphere like a golden sun slowly descended.

It flew from a hill a little away from the camp and slowly stopped in the middle of the Ronia formation.

The Ronia army began to stare blankly at the sight that was so majestic and mysterious.

A flame of golden light swirled.

The rapidly rotating sphere began to emit an intense light.

The speed gradually increased and increased… eventually losing its center and exploding.

Bang-!

The golden light poured out in all directions.

“Is that… a meteor…?”

“…Beautiful!”

It was beautiful and splendid.

It was as if angels were bestowing blessings.

Marquis Cabal was also fascinated by the light and was staring blankly.

The golden flames fell on them.

…………

……

…

“…Aaaaaaaaaaaack-!”

The lights fell from the sky.

As it touched the soldiers’ bodies, they were engulfed in golden flames.

“Ugh-!”

The soldiers looked at the viscous flames stuck to their heads, arms, legs, and bodies.

There’s no feeling. It doesn’t hurt at all.

There is no sensation of heat.

But… it was clearly visible to the naked eye that the flesh was gradually crumbling and rotting away.

“What… is it-!?”

“Aaaaaaaack-! Save me!”

The soldiers, screaming, ran to put out the fire on their bodies.

“Wa, water…!”

Pour water on the body.

But instead of extinguishing the flames, the water made them spread even more.

Roll over the body.

The fire stuck to the entire rolling body.

The fire cannot be extinguished.

The moment he lost his mind and reached out to his colleague for help, even his colleague was eaten by the flames.

“Sa, save me…!”

“Aaaaaaaack…!”

Cabal stared blankly at the scene.

After a while, blood rushed up from Marquis Cabal’s mouth.

“What…?”

He covered his mouth with his hand at the poisonous smoke entering his lungs.

The smoke rising from the golden flames was so deadly that it could destroy human lungs.

‘Th, this is ridiculous… !’

His legs gave way and he sat down.

“Ueeeeeeck-!”

Chunky blood mixed with the food he had eaten came out.

Marquis Cabal trembled in the pain of his lungs burning, barely turning his stinging eyes to check the camp.

“…What is… this?”

What he saw in front of him was ‘hell’.

The golden flames spread and killed living things, and the screams and wails of the living echoed.

Soldiers writhing as they burned from the flames all over their bodies, and soldiers vomiting blood from the smoke emitted by the golden flames.

Marquis Cabal’s eyes swelled as if they were about to burst, recalling the sight and slowly raising his head.

In the sky, another golden fireball was emitting a beautiful light.

It exploded for the second time and poured down again.

Those who touched it melted as if they had been hit by lava and were poisoned by poisonous smoke.

‘Magic… bombing?’

“What… how did this happen!? I’ve never heard of such magic! Could it be… is this what those barbarian bastards did…?”

The reason why those barbarians abandoned this place… is for this?

I know for sure that what’s in front of me is reality. But this is not it.

This is not something that barbarians or wizards can do.

This disaster is like… .

“Are we… making gods or demons our enemies…?”

Only gods and demons will cause such disasters.

As Marquis Cabal stared blankly at the golden light in the sky, the third fireball exploded and fell on the camp.

…The beautiful light of death from the sky turned the Ronia formation into hell.

Whirr-!

Soldiers floundering in the flames.

Marquis Cabal, in his gradually fading vision—.

Thump-!

Faced a certain being.

A Ronia camp burning fiercely.

Amidst the screams of burning soldiers running around, a being clad in jet-black armor emerged from the smoke.

“The effect is perfect. Well, it’s a skill I created while reminiscing about what was in the place where I lived.”

White breath flowed from between the goat bone helmets.

“Hell is no different.”

The one who leisurely moved his feet in the midst of the pandemonium was showing the dignity as if a demon had descended.

“…Ah… .”

Marquis Cabal looked up at Loki, the ruler of the north.

What is that… ?!

Marquis Cabal screamed inwardly at the pressure emanating from Loki.

An unknown fear seemed to hold onto his reason to the point where he couldn’t even think about his physical condition.

“Are you the commander of the army?”

The voice is thick and sharp.

It’s not heard from the ears as if tearing the soul apart, but a voice that echoes in the head.

“Wh, who are you…?”

“Me?”

Loki’s burning eyes curved like a crescent moon, making him smile.

“The ruler of this land.”

‘The Constellation of Sin [a powerful being]!’

The god that these northern barbarians worshiped was in front of him!

The corners of Marquis Cabal’s mouth twitched.

‘Who were we dealing with… !?’

The Constellation of Sin.

I thought it was just a symbolic meaning.

But look.

Due to this person’s machinations, the vanguard and central armies were on the verge of annihilation, and even the main force was experiencing being burned alive just by setting foot on this land.

‘Yes, by this one person… !’

The Ronia army is dying.

Despair.

Cabal had that word in his head.

“I think Halloom did a very good job, what do you think? Marquis Cabal.”

Marquis Cabal’s eyes shook.

Why was Halloom’s name mentioned? And he even knows his name?

Only then did Marquis Cabal know what was going on.

‘Halloom, you traitorous bastard-!’

He was captured by the barbarians and couldn’t overcome the torture, so he sided with them!

That’s why he knew that such a great disaster would strike and ran away in advance.

That must be why there was a problem with the army… !

‘How dare you sell the country… !’

Marquis Cabal was furious.

The soldiers praised him as a hero, but Halloom betrayed their faith.

“We lost. Marquis Cabal. Disarm and surrender. Then I will spare you.”

What a joke.

Halloom knew his physical condition best.

His organs were already dying due to the smoke.

Death is coming every moment.

In his current state, no matter what healer comes, he will not survive.

‘Am I going to die like this!’

Marquis Cabal straightened his staggering body.

He gritted his teeth and put strength into his hands.

“Ooooooooooo!”

He roared, raised the blood vessels in his neck, and glared at Loki.

‘If I can’t stop this being from invading Ronia-!’

Ronia will be destroyed!

The dynasty will collapse and the people of Ronia will be trampled under the hooves of the barbarians.

Cabal, who had been protecting Ronia for generations, could not stand to see such a sight.

‘The enemy commander is right in front of me!’

Stupidly, the monarch of the enemy country is in the middle of enemy territory.

Moreover, he is defenseless with only armor on and no weapons.

‘He’s completely underestimating us!’

What an arrogant person!

But this monarch will not know that his arrogance is holding him back.

If he kills this person, this war will end in Ronia’s victory, and the Nord tribe will scatter again.

The opponent is a wizard.

And if he has cast this large-scale magic, he must also be very tired.

“So, soldiers-!”

Marquis Cabal spat out blood and pointed his sword at Loki.

“The monarch of the enemy country is right in front of us!”

Some of the soldiers who were lucky enough to avoid the golden flames turned their heads and looked at Loki and Marquis Cabal.

The knights were also surprised and stared at Loki, then froze.

In a panic, they didn’t even notice that this being with a sense of oppression had entered this camp.

“Kill the monarch of the enemy! Otherwise, our country, our Ronia, will be trampled under this bastard’s hands!”

“……!”

“For all our precious people-!”

Marquis Cabal gritted his teeth and rushed at Loki.

“For Ronia!!!!!”

“You.”

Loki spread out his hands.

“Cut off this man’s head-!!!”

Clap-.

Crackle-!

He clapped his hands, and Marquis Cabal’s body exploded as if an invisible wall had collided and crushed him from side to side.

“…….”

The Ronia army, who had been watching the scene, lost strength in their hands and dropped the weapons they were holding.

“It’s noisy.”

Loki turned his head and said to the Ronia army.

“Now, what are you going to do?”

In the darkness, countless lights rose from the forest.

The Nord army with torches drew their weapons and flashed blue eyes.

Their eyes, shining in the darkness, look eerily like the eyes of demons.

The Ronia soldiers trembled.

Asgard was home to soldiers who could not be called human and monsters who controlled those soldiers.

“Is it surrender? Or… .”

Loki spread out his hands and gestured to clap his hands.

“Are you going to be crushed to death?”